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Bot =|= ADC

theArtifacts··1 votes·397 views

The lane is called Bottom Lane. Not ADC. More often than not it is an AD-Marksman that plays bottom lane with a support however that is not the only tactic that works. There are AP-Carries who can play in bot lane with success. So when your mid, top, and jungle all go AD champs and your bottom lane is last pick it's probably not a great idea for you to flame them and throw the game if they choose an AP carry. Teemo and Varus are two that come to mind that put out high AP damage and get flamed if they're ever picked.

I've heard the argument that "Bot lane is meant for consistent high output damage.."

Well yes.. but as I play AP Varus quite often lately (since end of season, I've settled with the fact I wont climb any higher and all I get are trolls in my team) I can tell you that I consistently put out the most damage on my team. My team (every game) says "You do no damage" and so they don't peel at all like they would for an AD carry. Boom. End game stats come and I've done the most damage on team but we lost cause they gave up before the game started and let the enemy walk up and kill me all game.

Stop being so doubtful Mr. / Mrs. Low Elo. Just go with it - you can be surprised by what actually works.

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Mimy2 votes

When that happens, I take Teemo as my APC. xD

item 3115 item 3124 item 3006 item 3091 item 3085 item 3135

With enough attack speed trade out item 3006 for item 3020

theArtifacts1 votes

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When that happens, I take Teemo as my APC. xD

item 3115 item 3124 item 3006 item 3091 item 3085 item 3135

With enough attack speed trade out item 3006 for item 3020

Yep! It's fun and frustrating for the other team however I don't typically build wits end. ROA would give more stats and the Void Staff with Sorcerers boots does enough magic pen.

BeatzBoyFTW2 votes

http://imgur.com/gH7ZG32

You were the top feeder of all 4 games, and for some reason you took TP instead of Heal on an immobile champion.

I preferred you stop screwing other people's LP with that type of build & just do that in Normals.

theArtifacts1 votes

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http://imgur.com/gH7ZG32

You were the top feeder of all 4 games, and for some reason you took TP instead of Heal on an immobile champion.

I preferred you stop screwing other people's LP with that type of build & just do that in Normals.

Top feeder cause team refused to peel. Had I build AD and they not peel for me it would have been the same result. Also Top in damage, gold, and kills.

G4LLOWSC4L1BR4TR2 votes

You can't blame your team for 4 separate games. It looks like you do damage, but you also probably get caught a lot and die. Especially on someone with range like Varus, that really shouldn't be happening. Also, while you can't actually get banned for something like taking a non ADC bot, if you don't OK it with your team first you're likely to get flamed. Generally when you're breaking the meta in ranked it's HIGHLY recommended that you give your team a heads up and make sure they're ok with it before you do, if only to try to prevent them from tilting so hard.

theArtifacts1 votes

If you look at those games I won lane in every one of them. I didn't end up dying until mid - late game when my team had already lost the game and the enemy would repeatedly dive the "ADC" cause that's what you're suppose to do when you're ahead. Kill the highest damage dealer.

I also tell my team every game "I will do the most damage on our team, peel for me please and we win" but they choose not to.

G4LLOWSC4L1BR4TR2 votes

I've had that issue before, and essentially it comes down to this: winning lane is both extremely easy and borderline useless. You can come out of the lane with an advantage, but if you don't do anything with it you're not winning. I know it's hard to get people to peel for you at low levels, but again, Varus has obscene range and an ultimate for some self peel. You can't blame this all on your team, you need to be keeping yourself alive because nobody else is going to do it for you.

Regardless, that doesn't address my second, more relevant point. If you're gonna break the meta, that's allowed, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, for your own benefit, get the green light from your team first, because if you tilt them you're going to lose, and given that that's in your hands, it's at least partially your own fault.

Rossonious1 votes

Cassiopiea can succeed bot lane with a good soraka or nami to keep them alive if your team is all AD too.

Mimy2 votes

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Cassiopiea can succeed bot lane with a good soraka or nami to keep them alive if your team is all AD too.

As a raka player, I'd give that a try. :3

theArtifacts1 votes

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Cassiopiea can succeed bot lane with a good soraka or nami to keep them alive if your team is all AD too.

Cass, Veigar, TF, Teemo, I'm sure a bunch of others

N Pelosi1 votes

I like to queue as bot and pick ivern

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